On Sunday afternoons during August the detached tower at Westbury-on-Severn Parish church will be opened for tours. Tours start on the hour 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and are limited to 15 visitors per tour. Children should be of school age and accompanied by an adult. £5 per person
During the summer work has been carried out on out historic tower. The lime mortar round the base of the tower had been in a very poor state but with the aid of a small grant we were able to employ carringtonLIME to take out the old mortar and repoint it with new. The string course was also repaired. We are delighted with the result, which not only makes the stonework look much better, but also provides a much more effective seal against weather and encroaching water. During the project we were able to involve our local church school who enjoyed creating a time capsule to carefully position in one of the crevices in the stonework, which was then filled with the new lime mortar. The children enjoyed thinking hard about what mementos would reflect life in 2025; nothing very large as the crevice was so small! They were able to try their hand at creating a piece of pargetting, one of which went into the tin. They helped Ben from carringtonLime put the container in place.
There will not be a Family Service in August as Sarah is away in Uganda. She is looking forward to being back with us in September when she will tell us about her adventure, living and working in a hostel for unmarried mothers.Our best wishes have gone with her, along with some fund raising money and a huge number of knitted squares. We hope to see you all at the next Family Service, on September 21st, 10am.
Friday, 6th February, 7pm for 7.30 start. Bingo Cards £2 each. A prize for the winning card.Raffle, free nibbles on the table.Tea, coffee and cake to buy (or bring your own drink).Please call Jo on 07946664514 to reserve a place.In aid of the Westbury Church New Electrical Wiring Appeal.
